Lyles flying fox vs Thicket Bean

Pteropus lylei compared with Phaseolus polystachios

Key Differences

• Lyles flying fox is Vulnerable while Thicket Bean is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Lyles flying fox	Thicket Bean
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Fabaceae
Genus	Pteropus (Flying Foxes)	Phaseolus
Species	Pteropus lylei	Phaseolus polystachios

Conservation Status

Lyles flying fox

VU — Vulnerable

Thicket Bean

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Lyles flying fox	Thicket Bean
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Lyles flying fox

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Thicket Bean

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.